Phone + career fair, submitted resume at career fair and then had a phone interview closer to field season with a permit holder. Phone was about 30 minutes, there was time to ask them questions too. Focus was on experience in field
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your experience with lithic and faunal materials
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Stantec (Burlington, ON) in Oct 2012
Interview
This interview highlighted the fact that any CRM (Cultural Resource Management - AKA public/government contract archaeology) was going to be very physical work. The interview also highlighted my past experiences as an archaeologist. I was assured that promotions as well as cross-functional opportunities between departments at Stantec were real possibilities, but in reality this never panned out for me or any of my peers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Past experience - what was a time that you experienced difficulty in the field, and how did you get past it?